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Wal-Mart shakes up layaway plans for the 2013 holiday season

Published Aug. 22, 2013
By
Philip Nations Contributing Editor
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Dive Summary:

  • Wal-Mart Stores has announced it will offer its customers free layaway with no opening fees for the 2013 holiday season. The program is set to begin on Sept. 13 and run for two months, ending in December.
  • Wal-Mart is also offering its Facebook fans a “head start” on the service, allowing customers to take advantage of the offer two days early, beginning on Sept. 11.
  • The company will also debut a new “tear pad” service giving customers the ability to bring slips of paper to the checkout counter to make a purchases for larger-sized items.

From the article:

... Walmart will match the price of any local competitor's printed ad for an identical item at the Walmart.com Services Desk. This includes layaway items throughout the holiday season. ...

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